Prolonged encephalopathy and associated nonconvulsive seizures from suspected pregabalin and tapentadol: Two case reports and review of literature

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 4;9(3):1362-1366. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3772. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Kavi Haji^{1

2

3}, Sachin Muthu¹, Iouri Banakh⁴, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Intensive Care Medicine Frankston Hospital Frankston Vic. Australia.
² School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Monash University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
³ Faculty of Surgery University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy Frankston Hospital Frankston Vic. Australia.

Abstract

A combination of pregabalin and tapentadol may be associated with prolonged encephalopathy.

Keywords: antidepressants; nonconvulsive seizures; pregabalin; prolonged encephalopathy; tapentadol.

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Publication types

Case Reports